Mushrooms in Burke County, North Carolina
Fruiting now
Based on past sightings (mostly since 2011; all years where recent records are few), not a forecast. Weather and place matter a lot, and a listing here says nothing about whether a mushroom is safe.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Usually recorded in February here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum5 August records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo4 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei4 August records since 2011- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 August records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula3 August records since 2011
Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separans2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei3 September records since 2011
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 September records since 2011
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi2 September records since 2011- Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 September records since 2011
Calostoma ravenelii2 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 October records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
Being on this list doesn't mean a mushroom is common, easy to identify or safe. It only means it has been recorded here often.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Sep, Aug, Jul.
Sightings map
● Each dot is a place with at least one record (rounded to about 1 km). Locations can be approximate, and many are on private land. Numbered blue circles are recent sightings, shown only to a general area of about 10 km.
Recent sightings
The 10 most recent dated records in this county, newest first. Data as of October 26, 2026. Records can take weeks or more to reach GBIF, so the newest finds may not show yet. Places are given only as a public park or forest (from the USGS Protected Areas Database) or the nearest town, and the numbered circles on the map cover a general area, not an exact spot.
- 1
Sep 6, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Crossnore, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 8, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 8, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 5, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 3, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Salem, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 14, 2025Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulatanear Nebo, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 16, 2024Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Morganton, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Sep 16, 2024American Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis americananear Salem, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 2, 2024Tyromyces galactinusin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Sep 1, 2024Powderpuff Bracket Postia ptychogasterin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
330 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 248 CC0 and 82 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.